PHPExcel
by Maarten Balliauw
Allows to read and write in spreadsheet in PHP
It is a tool that helps us to interact with creating the spreadsheet app of Microsoft Excel. In PHP, PHPExcel is a library comprising an entire class that would let us 0to read from that and write to various spreadsheet file formats like Excel 2007-XLSX and Excel-XLS. Its functionality is quite in-depth, which we could realize with time.PHPExcel not only interacts with Microsoft Excel but with several other formats too.
Features:
- It has in-depth functionalities.
- It has a migration tool.
- It supports a large number of reading and writes file formats.
- It has a fixed, stable library
IT SUPPORTS MANY NUMBER OF SPREADSHEET FILE FORMATS
PHP 5.2.0 or newer version installed
Enabled PHP extension php_zip
Enabled PHP extension php_xml
Enabled PHP extension php_gd2
Enabled PHP extension php_zip
Enabled PHP extension php_xml
Enabled PHP extension php_gd2
PROS
Allows reading from and writing to different spreadsheet file formats.
Offers functionalities like sorting, filtering, cell caching, and charting.
Open-source with a community providing support and updates.
Offers functionalities like sorting, filtering, cell caching, and charting.
Open-source with a community providing support and updates.
CONS
Limited support and updates as the project has been officially deprecated.
Performance issues with large datasets may occur.
Not easy to use for beginners; steep learning curve.
Performance issues with large datasets may occur.
Not easy to use for beginners; steep learning curve.
PHPExcel 1.8.0
(5.16 MB)
PHPExcel 1.8.1
(2.76 MB)
